Hour of AI Week
Hour of AI Lessons in Minecraft Education
The Hour of Code is now the Hour of AI, a global movement designed to make teaching AI literacy easy, engaging, and fun. By helping students understand how artificial intelligence works, the Hour of AI empowers young people to become the next generation of digital innovators.
Our Key Stage 3 students recently took part in the Hour of AI lessons in Minecraft Education, diving into the world of artificial intelligence by training an in-game agent to complete tasks on their behalf. These hands-on sessions used gamification to help students think critically about how AI operates, recognise its growing presence in everyday life, and explore the importance of responsible, ethical innovation. This immersive approach made the learning both meaningful and enjoyable.
Computing Club: Building Our School in Minecraft
Alongside the Hour of AI activities, members of the Computing Club have been working on an ambitious creative project of their own: building a detailed digital replica of our school within Minecraft. This long-term project uses gamification elements to develop teamwork, problem-solving, digital design, and imagination as students collaborate to construct classrooms, corridors, and key features of the school site.
Notable contributors include Jamie Lee (8H), Luke McKinnon (8A), Yuvraj Jalf (11G) and David-Andrei Dumitra (8A), whose dedication and creativity have helped shape the evolving virtual model.
A Celebration of Creativity, Innovation and Digital Literacy
Together, the Hour of AI lessons and the Minecraft school-building project highlight that computing at our school is far more than traditional coding. Through gamification-driven learning, students are gaining the skills, curiosity, and confidence needed for a future shaped by artificial intelligence, whether training digital agents, designing virtual worlds, or exploring the ethical responsibilities that come with new technologies.
Computing continues to be a vibrant, inspiring part of school life, nurturing young thinkers who are ready to create, innovate and lead in a rapidly changing digital world.
